Cosmetic devices



Aug. 30, 1966 J. AVERSA COSMETIC DEVCES Filed Nov. 5, 1964 INVENTOR. dPH A PSA A 5 ATaR/VEY United States Patent O 3,268,939 COSMETIC DEVICESJoseph Aversa, Scarsdale, NX. (270 Lafayette St., New York 12, N.Y.)Filed Nov. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 408,477 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-18-1) Thisinvention relates to cosmetic devices in general and more particularlyto applicators such as lipstick brushes and eyebrow brushes.

Among the objects of the present invention, it is aimed to provide animproved cosmetic applicator such as a lipstick brush or eyebrow brushof the type illustrated in United States Letters Patent No. 2,789,304issued to Samuel B. Leavin, William H. Leavin and Joseph Aversa, inWhich the mechanism for controlling the position of the brush inoperative use and in inoperative use consists of a ferrule or holder fora crayon or the hair bristles of a brush for a lipstick or eyebrowpencil, a one-piece anchor and a spring cooperating with the casingautomatically to position the brush in the casing and yieldlable to beactuated into operative position by cooperation of the anchor with a capfor the casing.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages of the inventionwill appear from a specific embodiment thereof illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view partly broken away showing the brush or mediumtransmitting element extended in operative position.

FIG. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the device illustrated in FIG. 1 partly brokenaway with the cap covering the medium transmitting element.

FIG. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the medium transmitting unit, anchor andcontrol spring removed from the casing shown in FIGS. l to 4 inclusive.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the medium transmitting unit, anchor and springconnected to one another on a slightly larger scale than the scale ofthe elements illustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a section on a scale larger than the scale of the elementsshown in FIG. 6 on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6 -of the anchor alone.

In the embodiment illustrated there is provided a main casing 1 taperedat one end 2 terminating in a diminished opening 3 and having a plug 4secured to the D open end 5 of the casing 1.

In the casing 1, as clearly shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 there is slidablymounted the anchor 6 to which is connected the medium dispensing elementsuch as the hair bristles 7 by the ferrule or holder 8. The ferrule 8 isconical and connected to the diminished end 9 of the anchor 6. Thediminished end 9 is provided with an annular depression 10 to receiveone or more crimps or detents 11 -rnade after the ferrule 8 is slippedon to the end 9. Preferably the crimps 11 are deep enough not only toenter the groove 10 but also to enter the body portion of the anchor 6in order to anchor the ferrule 8 against rotation on the end 9.

Preferably also when hair bristles 7 are used, the diminished portion 12of the ferrule 8 is flattened out as shown in FIG. 6 by the wide portionexposed as compared to the narrow portion 12 when looking at the edge ofthe ferrule 8 as shown in FIG. 5.

After the ferrule 8 with the hair bristles 7 is secured to thediminished end 9 as sh'own in FIG. 6, the coil spring 13 is slipped onover the hair bristles 7, ferrule 8 and diminished portion 9 as shown inFIG. 6.

This spring 13 as shown in FIG. 6 has a series of cylindrical coils 14disposed adjacent to one another at one end of the spring which ispositioned adjacent the shoulder 15 of the anchor 6. The other end ofthe spring 13 is provided with a series of cylindrical coils 16 adjacentto one another but of different size starting with one of a narrowdiameter at the outer end 17 and terminating with one of a greaterdiameter such as 18 terminating at the inner end of the coil portion 16.The coils of the coil portion 14 are of substantially the same diameteras the diameter of the largest coil 18 of the coil portion 16. The outerfaces or peripheries of the coil portion 16 will lit into the taperedportion 2 of the casing 1 so that the narrowest coil portion 17 isspaced from the outer end 3 of the casing 1, see FIGS. 2 and 4, andprevent rocking.

The plug 4 and anchor 6 are preferably composed of a resilient materialsuch as a thermose-tting butyrate, a thermosetting polyst-ryrene, athermosetting nylon or the like. In the present instance, instead ofusing a separate spring controlled projection, the anchor is composed ofan enlarged cylindrical portion 19 having a solid cylindrical head 20 atits outer end and a second solid cylindrical head 21 adjacent to thediminished cylindrical portion 9.

From the cylindrical head 2=1, see particularly FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, thereextends the connecting portion 2-2 to the cylindrical outer head 20which connecting portion 22 is spaced from the arm 23 extending from thecylindrical head 2'1. The outer periphery of the arm 23 and the outerperiphery of the connection 22 coincide substantially with the innercylindrical periphery of the casing 1 to per-mit the anchor 6 to slidein the casing 1 with .the solid Vhead 20 nearest to the plug 4 and thehair bristles 7 extending away from the plug 4 so that they may protrudefrom the open end 3 of the casing 1 in the position shown in FIG. 2 and,in turn, be concealed in Ithe casing 1 in the position shown in FIG. 4in closed or inoperative position.

For anchoring the anchor 6 to the casing 1, there is provided theprojection or nose 24 extending outwardly from the free end of the arm23 in position to sna-p into the slot 25 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, theslot 25 extending in the present instance from a position inwardly ofthe plug 4 toward the open end 3 to enable the hair bristles 7 inoperative position yto project from the open end 3 of the casing 1 whenthe projection 24 engages the outer end of the slot 25 and to positionthe hair bristles 7 Within the casing 1 when the projection 24 engagesthe inner end of the slot 25 as shown in FIG. 4.

For actuating the anchor 6 and therewith the hair lbristles 7 into theoperative position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cap 26 is provided whichiswclosed at one end 27. The inner periphery of the cap 26 conforms tothe outer periphery of the casing 1 and when the projection 24 as shownin FIGS. 2 and 4 extends beyond the outer face of the casing 1, the edgeof the open end 28 of the cap 26 will engage the projection 24 and. moveit from the position shown in FIG. 4 into the position shown in FIG. 2.

In order to anchor the cap 26 in the position shown in FIG. 2 where theprojection 2.4 engages the inner end of the opening 25 there areprovided the ribs 29 extending parallel to the axis of the casing 1 andpreferably adjacent to and parallel to the slit 2S. Two such ribs 29 areshown in FIGS. 1 and 3, `although any number may be provided, preferablyfour disposed at ninety degrees from one another.

The thermosetting material of which the anchor 6 is composed ispreferably so yieldable that the arm 23 may be deflected radiallyinwardly from the full line position shown in FIG. 7 into the dash anddot line position shown in FIG. 7. During the operation of assemblingthis device, the anchor 6 with its ferrule 8 secured in place as shownin FIG. 6 is slid into the casing 1 with the projection 24 in alignmentwith the slit 25 so that when the projection 24 registers with the slit25 it will pop out into the position shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, that is, ina position to slide along the slot 25 and anchor the anchor 6 and itsferrule 8 to the casing 1.

Excellent results have been achieved when the anchor 6 shown in FIG. 7and the plug 4 are composed of a thermosetting plastic material such asa thermosetting butyrate, thermosetting polystyrene or thermosettingnylon, the casing 1 and cap 26 are composed of a metal such as brass,aluminum or steel, brass being preferred ordinarily in View of theability to conform the same into various decorative appearances andaluminum being preferred on account of its low cost when cost is afactor and the spring 13 is preferably composed of steel music wire. Thehair bristles 7 may vary according to the use to which the applicator isput and `as aforesaid may be replaced with a crayon stem. In the lattercase, the ferrule 8 need not be flattened out, it only being necessaryto conform the outer end 12 with an inner periphery slightly smallerthan the outer peri-phery of the crayon so that the crayon stem will beanchored in the ferrule 8, the ferrule 8 being impinged into the pliablematerial of the crayon stem.

It is obvious that Various changes and modifications may be made to thedetails of construction without departing from the general spirit of theinvention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a cosmetic applicator, the combination with a cylindrical casingopen at one end and having a diminished portion at its other endterminating in a small opening, of an anchor slidably mounted in saidcasing, said casing having an inner periphery conforming to the outerperiphery of said anchor, an applicating unit connected to said anchorand projecting toward said diminished end, said anchor having a shoulderfacing toward the diminished end of said casing, a spring mounted insaid casing on said anchor and tensed between said shoulder and saiddiminished end of said casing, there being a longitudinally extendingslot in said casing, said anchor having an integral projection mountedon the free end of an yarm extending into said slot and yieldableinward, and a cap engaging said projection to move it forwardly towardthe diminished end of said casing against the tension of said spring,means for frictionally anchoring said cap on said casing in position toextend said applicating unit from the front end of said casing or inposition on said casing to close the front end of said casing and toenable said spring to position said applicating unit inside of saidcasing, said anchor including said projection being composed of ayieldable substance to enable said projection normally to projectthrough said opening and slide along said opening when said anchor isactuated by said cap.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 in which a plug is mounted inthe rear open end of said casing.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,071,747 2/ 1937Houlihan. 2,789,304 4/1957 Leavin 15-184 3,071,113 1/1963 Winchell1Z0-42.03 3,179,087 4/1965 Kahn et al. 1Z0-42.03 3,196,839 7/1965Bertoglio et al. 120-42.03

FOREIGN PATENTS 1,087,110 8/1960 Germany.

1,017 1856 Great Britain.

CHARLES A. WILLMUTI-I, Primary Examiner'. PETER FELDMAN, AssistantExaminer.

1. IN A COSMETIC APPLICATOR, THE COMBINATION WITH A CYLINDRICAL CASINGOPENING AT ONE END AND HAVING A DIMINISHED PORTION AT ITS OTHER ENDTERMINATING IN A SMALL OPENING, OF AN ANCHOR SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAIDCASING, SAID CASING HAVING AN INNER PERIPHERY CONFORMING TO THE OTHERPERIPHERY OF SAID ANCHOR, AN APPLICATING UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID ANCHORAND PROJECTING TOWARD SAID DIMINISHED END, SAID ANCHOR HAVING A SHOULDERFACING TOWARD THE DIMINISHED END OF SAID CASING, A SPRING MOUNTED INSAID CASING ON SAID ANCHOR AND TENSED BETWEEN SAID SHOULDER AND SAIDDIMINISHED END OF SAID CASING, THERE BEING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDINGSLOT IN SAID CASING, SAID ANCHOR HAVING AN INTEGRAL PROJECTION MOUNTEDON THE FREE END OF AN ARM EXTENDING INTO SAID SLOT AND YIELDABLE INWARD,AND A CAP ENGAGING SAID PROJECTION TO MOVE IT FORWARDLY TOWARD THEDIMINISHED END OF SAID CASING AGAINST THE TENSION OF SAID SPRING, MEANSFOR FRICTIONALLY ANCHORING SAID CAP ON SAID CASING IN POSITION TO EXTENDSAID APPLICATING UNIT FROM THE FRONT END OF SAID CASING OR IN POSITIONON SAID CASING TO CLOSE THE FRONT END OF SAID CASING AND TO ENABLE SAIDSPRING TO POSITION SAID APPLICATING UNIT INSIDE OF SAID CASING, SAIDANCHOR INCLUDING SAID PROJECTION BEING COMPOSED OF A YIELDABLE SUBSTANCETO ENABLE SAID PROJECTION NORMALLY TO PROJECT THROUGH SAID OPENING ANDSLIDE ALONG SAID OPENING WHEN SAID ANCHOR IS ACTUATED BY SAID CAP.